Joe Staton

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This article is about the comic book artist. For the baseball player, see Joe Staton (baseball).
Joe Staton
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Staton at the 2008 New York Comic Con.
Born (1948-01-19) January 19, 1948 (age 76)
North Carolina
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works
 Dick Tracy, E-Man, Green Lantern Corps, Guy Gardner, Huntress
Awards Inkpot Award 1983
Eisner Award 1998
Harvey Award 2013, 2014, 2015

Joe Staton (/steɪtən/ born January 19, 1948[1]) is an American comics artist and writer. He co-created the Bronze Age Huntress (Helena Wayne), as well as the third Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) and the Omega Men for DC Comics. In 2011 he began a stint as the artist of the Dick Tracy comic strip.

Early life

Joe Staton grew up in Tennessee and graduated from Murray State University in 1970.[2]

Career

Staton started his comics career at Charlton Comics in 1971[2] and gained notability as the artist of the super-hero series E-Man. Staton produced art for various comics published by Charlton, Marvel Comics, and Warren Publishing during the 1970s.

Hired initially by Roy Thomas to work for Marvel, Staton was then recruited by Paul Levitz to work on DC Comics' revival of the Justice Society of America in All Star Comics and later Adventure Comics. In these titles he illustrated stories including the origin of the JSA in DC Special #29[3] and the death of the Earth-Two Batman.[4] Staton also illustrated the solo adventures of two female JSA members created during the JSA revival – drawing Power Girl in Showcase and the Huntress.[5] During that time, Staton additionally drew Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, the 1970s revival of the Doom Patrol in Showcase,[6] and the Metal Men. In 1979, Staton began a two-and-a-half-year run on Green Lantern, during which he co-created the Omega Men with writer Marv Wolfman.[7]

Staton sketching at the 2011 New York Comic Con

Staton served as art director for First Comics for three years in the 1980s. He returned to DC Comics afterwards for a second run on Green Lantern and with writer Steve Englehart, oversaw the title's name change to Green Lantern Corps.[8] Staton and Englehart also created the DC weekly crossover series Millennium (Jan.–Feb. 1988).[9] Staton was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series in 1986.[10] In addition, he illustrated Guy Gardner, The Huntress,[11] The New Guardians, and Superman & Bugs Bunny.

In the late 2000s, Staton drew DC's Scooby-Doo title for younger readers, as well as the more mature-themed Femme Noir for Ape Entertainment. On January 19, 2011, Tribune Media Services announced that Staton and writer Mike Curtis would replace Dick Locher as the creative team of the Dick Tracy comic strip.[12] The new creative team has worked together on Scooby-Doo, Richie Rich, and Casper the Friendly Ghost and started on March 14, 2011.[13] He pencilled DC Retroactive: Green Lantern – The '80s #1, written by Len Wein, published the same year. Staton also illustrated Charles Santino's graphic novel adaptation of Ayn Rand's Anthem.[14]

Awards

Joe Staton received an Inkpot Award in 1983.[15]

Staton and writer Mike Curtis received the Best Syndicated Strip Harvey Award for Dick Tracy in 2013,[16] 2014,[17] and 2015.[18]

Bibliography

AC Comics

Alpha Productions

  • E-Man #1 (1993)
  • E-Man Returns #1 (1994)

Ape Entertainment

  • Ape Entertainment's Cartoonapalooza #2 (Femme Noir) (2009)
  • Femme Noir: The Dark City Diaries #1–4 (2008)

Apple Press

Archie Comics

Charlton Comics

Charlton Neo

Comico

CrossGen

  • Crossovers #7–9 (2003)

DC Comics

Digital Webbing

  • E-Man Recharged #1 (2006)
  • E-Man: Course of the Idol oneshot (2009)
  • E-Man: Dolly #1 (2007)
  • Digital Webbing Jam 2007 oneshot (E-Man) (2007)

Disney

Eclipse Comics

First Comics

  • American Flagg! #28–32, 39–40 (1986–1987)
  • Badger Goes Berserk #3 (1989)
  • Crossroads #3 (1988)
  • E-Man #1–25 (#9, 11–23 also writer) (1983–1985)
  • Gift #1 (1990)
  • Grimjack #5, 33 (1984, 1987)
  • Meta-4 #3 (inker) (1991)
  • P.I.'s: Michael Mauser and Ms. Tree #1–3 (1984–1985)
  • Warp #1 (inker) (1983)

Innovation Comics

  • Maze Agency Special #1 (1990)

Malibu Comics

Marvel Comics

Topps Comics

Warren Publishing

References

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  5. ↑ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 175: "DC Super-Stars #17 (December 1977) While writer Paul Levitz and artist Joe Staton introduced the Huntress to the JSA in this month's All Star Comics #69, they concurrently shaped her origin in DC Super-Stars."
  6. ↑ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 175: "Showcase #94 (Aug.–Sept. 1977) Writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Joe Staton revived DC's "try-out" series from its seven-year slumber by resurrecting the super-hero team, Doom Patrol."
  7. ↑ Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 193: "DC's newest science-fiction franchise, a band of over one hundred aliens called the Omega Men...They gave Green Lantern a run for his money in this issue written by Marv Wolfman, with art by Joe Staton, and the Omega Men went on to gain their own ongoing series in 1983."
  8. ↑ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 219: "The adventures of everyone's favorite space cops were given a new title thanks to writer Steve Englehart and artist Joe Staton. Now focusing not just on Green Lantern Hal Jordan, The Green Lantern Corps gave an equal spotlight to all the defenders of Space Sector 2814."
  9. ↑ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 232: "Millennium an eight-part miniseries, written by Steve Englehart and drawn by Joe Staton [was] delivered in weekly installments."
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  11. ↑ Manning "1980s" in Dougall, p. 177: "Writer Joey Cavalieri and artist Joe Staton reintroduced Huntress in the pages of her first ongoing series."
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Further reading

  • Bethke, Marlyn and Alexandre Koehn, "From E-Man to Batman: Joe Staton Interview," The Comics Journal #45 (March 1979), pp. 37–45.

External links

Preceded by All Star Comics penciller
1977–1978		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by Green Lantern penciller
1979–1982		 Succeeded by
Gil Kane
Preceded by Green Lantern/Green Lantern Corps penciller
1985–1988		 Succeeded by
Gil Kane
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